Thursday was one of my favorite days of the week!
Chrissy Sampson came and gave us a lecture about the ways of F.O.I.L. (Freedom Of Information Law). F.O.I.L. allows journalists to be able to see files that were hidden away from the public.
Sampson explained to us that most of these files are supposed to be available to journalists because we are the people that provide it to the public. Granted there are some files that companies are allowed to keep private but there are files that deserve to be shared.
“You have to find information that is not readily available,” Sampson said. Nothing is going to be waiting at our fingertips, we have to be ready to dig for the information that we want and need.
As Sampson closed her lecture, Mr. Ricioppo came and gave us a run down of how we should make scripts and edit our videos.
“If you say it, show it,” Ricioppo said. Everything that is said in the script has to be shown in the video for it to flow.
After Mr. Ricioppo wrapped up his lecture, we had two guest speakers, Wasim Ahmad and Sarah M. Kazadi.
Ahmad came and made us realize that our presence on social media is always supposed to be professional, natural and interesting. We get promotions based on how we portray ourselves. The more we are on social media the better for our credit.
Kazadi then came and allowed us to understand that as journalists we have to have thick skin.
“You seek your own opportunities,” Kazadi said. Opportunities do not fall into your lap, we have to take advantage of everything that we can do and can get. The more we show interest the more we are able to get exposure.
We were then given the rest of the day to just work with our groups and finish up our assignment before it is due on Friday.
We worked ’round the clock and spent hours after the camp was finished just completing all that we could.
It was stressful but a lot of fun!
See you tomorrow for my last Greene Team blog!